Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria

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Catherine Renata of Austria
Archduchess of Austria
Portrait by Jakob de Monte, 1591.
Born4 January 1576
Graz, Duchy of Styria, Holy Roman Empire
Died29 June 1599(1599-06-29) (aged 23)
Seckau Abbey, Duchy of Styria, Holy Roman Empire
HouseHouse of Habsburg
FatherCharles II, Archduke of Austria
MotherMaria Anna of Bavaria

Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria (4 January 1576 – 29 June 1599) was a member of the House of Habsburg.

Early life[edit]

Archduchess Catherine Renata c.1577

She was the daughter of Charles II, Archduke of Austria, the son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife, Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria. Her elder brother Archduke Ferdinand succeeded Matthias as Holy Roman Emperor in 1619.

Biography[edit]

Born in Graz, Catherine Renata, like all her siblings , suffered from the famous Habsburg jaw.[1] Negotiations for a marriage between her and Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma ended when Catherine Renata suddenly died aged twenty-three.[2][3] She was buried in the Seckau Abbey.[4]

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References[edit]

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